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Demographic Characteristics of the Population of Detroit, 1850-1880 (ICPSR 31)

Principal Investigator(s):Vinyard, Jo Ellen

Summary:

This data collection provides information for native-born
Americans, Irish Americans, and German Americans living in Detroit,
Michigan, between 1850 and 1880. Demographic variables provide
information on age, sex, occupation, marital status, marriage patterns,
ethnic background, place of birth, and spouse's and parents' place of
birth. Additional information is provided on family size, number of
children of adults, number of individuals in the house beyond the
immediate family, total number of individuals in the nuclear f... (more info)

This data collection provides information for native-born
Americans, Irish Americans, and German Americans living in Detroit,
Michigan, between 1850 and 1880. Demographic variables provide
information on age, sex, occupation, marital status, marriage patterns,
ethnic background, place of birth, and spouse's and parents' place of
birth. Additional information is provided on family size, number of
children of adults, number of individuals in the house beyond the
immediate family, total number of individuals in the nuclear family,
position of individuals within the family, number of children eligible
to be in school, activities of school-age children, adult male skill
level, literacy level, length of time the family had been in the United
States, ownership and value of real estate, constitutional and legal
status, and physical condition.

Access Notes

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Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

Vinyard, Jo Ellen. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF DETROIT, 1850-1880. ICPSR00031-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1991. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR00031.v1

Methodology

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: